Editor’s Choice 7

Welcome to Editor’s Choice: our weekly playlist of what’s special to our ears. Every day, loads of music passes through us; we consume it like locusts and i ...

Moritz Gayard

Welcome to Editor’s Choice: our weekly playlist of what’s special to our ears. Every day, loads of music passes through us; we consume it like locusts and it in turn consumes us. The goal of a society is Togetherness. Join in our consumption: Together, we share a listening experience beyond the ivory pale.

10cc were quite right when they sang ‘I don’t like reggae / I love it’ back in 1978. And although there are hundreds of club remixes of pop or club tunes being passed around in my timeline, reggae versions are very rare — which is why I am stoked about this reggae version of Jazzanova’s and Paul Randolph’s ‘I Human’.

Wareika Hill Sounds – Coconut Head Special

Speaking of reggae: I haven’t really forgotten about the beauty of Wareika Hill Sounds’ self-titled album on Honest Jon’s from 2007, just haven’t listened to it too often lately. Still: one of the best roots reggae albums there is!

This is right up there with Blawan’s Why They Hide Their Bodies track as one of favourite records of the year so far. Strobe-lit and tunnelistic, it takes Charli XCX original and sheers it down to gristle.

Jessie Ware – Sweet Talk

When I saw Disclosure on a rooftop in Dalston a couple of months back, the best bit was when Jessie Ware got onstage in a trouser suit and belted out Running. This may be more subdued, but it’s slick production – complete with Rhodes piano – suggests there’s more to Jessie than glorified garage ingenue.